Optics

by Thomas E. Furtak, Miles V. Klein, Thomas E. Furtak Miles V. Klein

Book Overview

Introduces classical concepts of geometrical and physical optics with rigorous connections to fundamental theories of light--Fermat's principle, Huygen's principle, and Maxwell's equations. Establishes the conventional groundwork for optical understanding, including image formation, optical instruments, interference, diffraction, and polarization. Geared to advanced undergraduate and graduate students of physics as well as the professional scientist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471490806
• ISBN13: 9780471490807
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 647 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Early Printing Errors Fixed

The errors that appeared in the early printing of this text have been corrected in the later printings that are now being made available from the publisher.This book is one of the only comprehensive classical optics textbooks at the advanced undergraduate level, and as such, fills an important niche. Practical material, such as image aberrations and radiometry, are handled here at a very accessible level, which makes the book a valuable professional reference.